Using high-powered lasers, this new method could help biologists study the body’s immune responses and develop new medicines. Adam Zewe|MIT News Publication Date: December 11, 2024 Press Inquiries Caption: The new technique enables laser light to penetrate deeper into living tissue, which captures sharper images of cells at different layers of a living system. On...
GLP-1 drugs spark disagreements in Trump’s circle
From STAT’s Elaine Chen: GLP-1 drugs seem to be a source of contention among the people in President-elect Trump’s circle. Earlier this week, Elon Musk tweeted: “Nothing would do more to improve the health, lifespan and quality of life for Americans than making GLP inhibitors super low cost to the public.” It’s a sentiment he’s expressed several times before. (The...
Understanding gamma brain waves
Gamma brain waves are rhythmic electric processes in nerve cells called neurons. Nerve activity in the brain allows for communication throughout the brain to carry out functions such as memory, emotion, movement, and perception. The type of brain waves that diagnostic tests measure indicate the simultaneous action of nerve activity throughout the brain. Researchers associate...
Your Guide to COVID Vaccines for 2024-2025
Kathleen Doheny December 11, 2024 2122 Added to Email Alert Dec. 9, 2024 — The updated COVID vaccines for 2024-2025 are officially here, designed to target the latest variants and offer robust protection — but getting Americans to roll up their sleeves could prove harder than ever. With COVID cases on the decline, many people...
Do GLP-1s Lower VTE Risk in People With Type 2 Diabetes?
Kate Johnson December 11, 2024 03 Added to Email Alert Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists led to a significant reduction in the risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) among individuals with type 2 diabetes compared with dipeptidyl peptidase 4 (DPP-4) inhibitors, a recent analysis indicated. Overall, GLP-1 agonist use was associated with a 20% reduction...
Sleep Apnea Linked to Heightened Mortality in Epilepsy
Jim Kling December 10, 2024 07 Added to Email Alert LOS ANGELES — Individuals with both uncontrolled epilepsy and sleep apnea are at significantly higher risk for mortality than those with epilepsy alone, according to a new analysis of over 2 million patient-years drawn from the Komodo Health Claims Database. “A 10-year-old with uncontrolled central...
Transdermal Beats Oral Estrogen for CVD Safety of Hormone Therapy1
61 Added to Email Alert 00:0004:30 Hello. This is Dr JoAnn Manson, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. I’d like to talk with you about a recent report in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) on different forms of contemporary menopausal hormone therapy and risks for cardiovascular disease (CVD). This is a very large-scale and comprehensive...
Micro-flowers” may one day deliver life-saving drugs within the body
By Ben Coxworth December 12, 2024 A batch of the drug-delivery microparticles – these ones are made of zinc oxide, although other materials can be used Dong Wook Kim / Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, colorization: ETH Zurich View 3 Images View gallery – 3 images Whether a medication is taken orally or intravenously, it...
Tetanus vaccine delivered by skin cream instead of needle
By Michael Irving December 12, 2024 In the future, getting a vaccine could be as simple and painless as rubbing on some skin cream Depositphotos View 1 Images If you were given a choice of vaccine delivery method, would you rather a needle or a skin cream? Thought so. Well, the latter might be a viable...
Eye Toxicities Are a Growing Concern With Certain ADCs
Liam Davenport December 11, 2024 5349 Added to Email Alert Despite being a targeted therapy, antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) can cause significant off-target toxicity to the eyes of patients being treated for advanced multiple myeloma or cervical cancer, yet the risks remain relatively unknown, according to oncologists and ophthalmologists. Such experts called for greater collaboration between...